The Arctic journey is billed as the first step in China’s quest to open a “Polar Silk Road,” a commercial shipping route across the top of the world, and it’s only made possible by climate change.

The research ship Polarstern spent two months in the ice of the Arctic this summer. What they found could be evidence of an ...

According to climate scientists, record levels of Arctic ice in 2025 could increase cold spells in the United States and Europe.

As the Arctic warms and sea ice retreats, once-impassable waters at the top of the globe will increasingly open to commercial shipping, something that could cause a surge in emissions, says a new ...

Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in the Atlantic Ocean, may have temporarily sped up—with a little help from ...

As the last Ice Age came to an end nearly 10,000 years ago, something unexpected happened deep beneath Earth’s surface. Large glaciers began to melt. The sea levels rose quickly—about 1 centimeter per ...